Sakhile Dube

South Africa

Journalist at Freelance

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hype in cities, silence in rural areas

2 days ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

In Zimbabwe’s busiest cities—Harare and Bulawayo—it’s hard to miss the white, pizza-box-shaped Starlink terminals mounted on cars. Even the humblest Honda Fit taxis cruise from suburb to suburb with these satellite kits bolted to their roofs, a visible symbol of the country’s latest tech interest. When Starlink landed in Zimbabwe in late September 2024, it was noted as a big step forward especially for a country where reliable internet remains elusive outside the urban core.
Are AI assistants active on your smartphone without real consent?

3 days ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Nyambura Kogi, Chairperson of the Association of Women Commercial Drivers of Kenya, sits on the edge of her couch, taps her two phones Redmi 12 Pro and Sumsung Galaxy A56 impatiently with a sigh. “I hate Gemini, especially because it makes both my phones really hang and there seems to be no way to disable it.” Kogi does not recall opting into Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants. It was simply there—bundled in a phone update, learning from her daily habits.
Which remittance app do migrant workers in South Africa use?

4 days ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Johannesburg is a magnet for Africa’s workforce. Migrants from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and beyond flock to the city’s bustling economic corridors. Many work long hours in retail trade, salons or as gig economy workers. Their earnings power South Africa’s billion-dollar remittance economy.
Mukuru customers face balance errors after technical glitch

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

On the morning of June 19, thousands of Mukuru customers in South Africa woke up to missing funds from their accounts. Some found their balances down by thousands of rand or to zero. Mukuru blamed a technical glitch for the error adding that it is only how balances are shown that has been affected not the actual funds in users’ accounts. “All funds are safe and the issue only impacted how balances were shown, not the actual funds,” Mukuru told TechCabal.
Uber Eats now lets South Africans order from their seats at events

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Uber Eats has launched ‘Live’, a new feature that lets users order food and drinks right from their seats at select event venues, changing the live entertainment experience for South Africans. When attending a live concert or a football match at any of these venues, a user can open the Uber Eats app, choose a meal from available food stalls at the event venue, and have it delivered to them right where they are sitting.
LovCash bets on blockchain to digitise cash-heavy trade

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

South Africa’s informal trade sector is getting a digital upgrade with LovCash’s latest move to blockchain-powered transactions. The digital payments platform has teamed up with Lisk, a German blockchain company that makes transactions faster, low cost and secure, to help small retailers, supermarkets, and informal traders move away from cash-based transactions to digital payments.
MultiChoice loses 1.2m subscribers with most from South Africa

2 weeks ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

MultiChoice Group has reported its financial results for the year ending 31 March 2025, revealing a loss of 1.2 million subscribers, with half of these losses coming from South Africa, an 8% decline compared to the previous year. The group now has 14.5 million active subscribers, with customer losses evenly split between South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Telkom mobile service revenue grew by 10%

2 weeks ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Telkom, South Africa’s third-largest mobile operator, reported a 10.2% increase in mobile service revenue, a major driver of its 3.3% group revenue increase for the financial year ended on March 31 2025. The telecom says this growth was fueled by strong subscriber expansion, with 13.4%, nearly three million new mobile users joining its network, bringing its total customer base to 23.2 million. The surge was driven largely by prepaid customers, who grew by 15.4%.
Starlink halts service in South Africa, what comes next for its market entry?

3 weeks ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Starlink has decided to play by the rules and cut off its service for South African users who accessed its broadband through international roaming plans. The move follows a clampdown by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), which has intensified its enforcement against unauthorised use, ordering distributors like ICASAsePush to halt operations and warning users that accessing the service without a licence is illegal.
Botlhale AI bets big on South Africa’s multilingual call centres

3 weeks ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

When you call a customer care service line, you’re likely to hear from a representative that “this call is recorded for quality purposes.” The promise of that message, ensuring quality, is what South Africa’s Botlhale AI is betting on, particularly for conversations that happen in African languages. Founded in 2019, Botlhale AI provides businesses with conversational AI tools and multilingual call center analytics.